Name

Sergey Viktorovich Chemezov

Year of birth

1952

Additional Information

Places of birth:

Russian Federation

Justifications:

Sergei Chemezov is one of the known close associates of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, both were KGB officers posted in Dresden and he is a member of the Supreme Council of “United Russia”. He is benefitting from his links with the Russian President by being promoted to senior positions in State-controlled firms. He chairs the Rostec conglomerate, the leading Russian state-controlled defence and industrial manufacturing corporation. Further to a decision of the Russian government, Technopromexport, a subsidiary of Rostec, is planning to build energy plants in Crimea thereby supporting its integration into the Russian Federation.

Furthermore, Rosoboronexport, a subsidiary of Rostec, has supported the integration of Crimean defence companies into Russia’s defence industry, thereby consolidating the illegal annexation of Crimea into the Russian Federation.

Therefore, Sergei Chemezov is a leading businessperson operating in Russia. Furthermore, he is responsible for supporting, materially and financially, and benefitting from Russian decision-makers responsible for the annexation of Crimea or the destabilisation of Ukraine. Finally, he is also responsible for supporting materially and benefitting from the Government of the Russian Federation, which is responsible for the annexation of Crimea and the destabilisation of Ukraine.